Due to opposition from Bommi's father, Veeran arrives and carries the princess away. Citing Veeran's low birth, Narasappan causes the lovers undue hardships. Bommi's uncle, the cowardly Narasappan finds his schemes of marrying Bommi falling apart. Though Veeran doesn't reciprocate initially, he perceives the depth of her love gradually after Bommi comes riding on an elephant dressed as a man and saves Veeran from being trampled to death. He chances to save Bommi, the princess of Thottiyam from being drowned in the Cauvery. Veeran grows up to be a brave and noble youth. They name him Veeran, meaning warrior, because he did not cry even though he was around forest animals. A cobbler and his wife discover the baby in the forest, and bring him up as their son. Acting as per the dictates of the astrologer, the baby is abandoned in the forest. Rating: 2.5 / 5.A baby is born to the chieftain of Varanavasi, but with an unlucky mark destined to bring doom to the state. Verdict : Go for this one to enjoy the rural flavor and a recall of the Jallikattu moments. As a director Muthaiah has extracted good performances from his cast and shows patches of brilliance throughout the screenplay which however do not sum up in the end. Muthiah himself has captured the rural essence brilliantly through his lenses and angles. Santhosh Dhayanidhi has elevated the film by his vibrant folk songs and background score while P.G. Uneven pacing of the sequences is another problem that could have made a difference. The real Jallikattu protest is used in the screenplay rather lazily and thus does not evoke the desired emotional high. The murder mystery that is woven into the story works to an extent but the way it is exposed in the climax turns out to be a damp squib. On the downside the revenge sagas of Madurai area has been seen a number of times and there is no novel twist or turn to make this film stand apart.
The Jallikattu sequences and the politics behind the sport are dealt with authenticity.
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P.L.Thenappan and Mime Gopi provide sold support in their respective roles while a subdued Bala Saravanan manages a chuckle here and there.Ī big plus of 'Madura Veeran' is the manner in which the nativity of rural Madurai has been captured to perfection be it in the dialogues or in the atmosphere. Samuthirakani as the village headman looks every bit his part and as usual puts in a sincere performance. Meenakshi the Kerala girl has no problems passing of as a Madurai girl and looks every bit the rural beauty in the short song bits. He towers over the rest of the cast due to his height and is very convincing in the action sequences as he has the build as well as the skill to beat up half a dozen men. There is a marked improvement in Shanmugapandian's screen presence in this film when compared to the ill-fated 'Sagaptham'.
What is the protagonist's real motive for coming to the village and what happens when he takes it upon himself to conduct the Jallikattu is what the rest of the screenplay is all about. The village is divided due to the feud between an upper caste bull owner (Vela Ramamurthy) and a lower caste one (Mime Gopi) who for many years have been the reason the village could not conduct the Jallikattu sport. There is also his cousin (Newcomer Meenakshi) who also does the same to grooms who come to see her. To everyone's surprise the prospective brides whom the hero sees turn him down after he speaks to them in private. His dead father Rathnam (Samuthirakani) was a well respected leader who tried his best to unite the villagers.
Whether all sections of the audiences would embrace this passable attempt remains to be seen.ĭurai (Shanmugapandian) arrives with his mother from Malaysia to his village in the guise of searching for a suitable bride. Madura Veeran - Nativity and Jallikattu ruleĪfter a not so flattering start to his career, Shanmughapandian has made a comeback, one should say with this rural flavored saga of revenge which has Jallikattu as its core theme.
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